Key Dates for Year 12 Graduates

Thursday 1 December: up until this date, students who apply and follow the relevant SATAC steps for undergraduate courses will be considered equally to their peers for the degrees that they apply for. Depending on the degree, students who shuffle their preferences between Thursday 1 December to Wednesday 4 January may not be guaranteed equal consideration.

Wednesday 4 January: up until this date, students will be able to change the preferences of their courses for the main undergraduate offer round for Semester 1 offers. Depending on the degree, some of these changes will impact their ability to receive equal consideration.

Thursday 12 January: Main SATAC offer round. Some students may have received an offer before this date (depending on entry criteria and qualifications). The full list of undergraduate offer rounds can be found here.

UNSW Portfolio Entry – Looks Beyond the ATAR

The ATAR is not the only measure of a student’s potential to succeed at university. UNSW offer Portfolio Entry for some (but not all) of their degrees, which gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their passion and talent, alongside the ATAR. To see a full list of eligible degrees, click here, and view the submission requirements.

Australian National University (ANU) Application Timeline

Students who applied direct to ANU should have accepted any September offers by Wednesday 5 October 2022. Please find the complete timeline for 2022 applications.

Reminder: If your daughter accepts her September offer, it ensures it will be waiting for her at the end of the year; students will be able to make their ultimate decisions (i.e. accepting, deferring or declining) when final confirmations are made in December/January.

• Academic Offers: This is where the student accepts the program they were offered. Change of preference will run from Tuesday 1 November to Sunday 18 December (some programs have an earlier closing date; please see the full application timeline for further details). If your daughter is changing her program preferences, keep her accepted program on her preference list; this program can be dropped down the list as needed.
• Accommodation Offers: This is where the student accepts the accommodation they were offered, even if it was not their preferred location. After accepting their offer, student will be able to request a change following instructions sent via email; please note, a change is not guaranteed. Student who do not accept their offered accommodation will fall out of the ANU Accommodation Guarantee. Additional information can be found here.
• Scholarship Offers: Students cannot make changes to the scholarships section of their application. If a student would like to be considered for other awards, consult the ANU website to apply individually.

Direct Applicants should note:

• Students who submitted an ANU direct application, whether they received a September offer or not, do not need to include ANU degrees in their UAC preferences.
• All Direct Applicants will have an opportunity to receive a new offer in December (ACT & NSW HSC) or January (Other States and IB). If students are happy with and have accepted their September offer, this offer will be confirmed in December/January once the student has finished Year 12 and received an ATAR. They do not need to achieve a specific ATAR to keep their September offer, but they should be aware of any prerequisite subject requirements as listed on ANU Programs & Courses, and/or any additional selection criteria for their desired degrees.
• ANU recommends that students move this accepted program to their first preference if they do not want to be considered for other programs.
• ANU will use the student’s best score to assess their application in December/January, from either their ANU Selection Rank based on Year 11 results or their ATAR/IB Score. If a student is eligible for a higher preference, and there are spaces available in their preferred degree, students can receive a new offer (Note: this offer will replace their September offer). If ANU cannot make them a new offer, their offered program from September will be confirmed.

UAC Applications to ANU for Semester 1, 2023

• Students need to include their co-curricular activities with appropriate documentation. ANU has supplementary forms available which students can use when submitting their documents (if their existing documents are already in the correct format, they DO NOT have to use these forms). Please see the Co-Curricular Documentation Template.
• Student who want to apply for accommodation should do so via the ANU website. Applications for Semester 1, 2023 opened in September, and students who want to be covered by the ANU Accommodation Guarantee need to apply be 11.59pm Tuesday 20 December 2022.
• Students who are interested in scholarships can check the ANU website and apply for available awards individually.

ANU Campus Tours

ANU campus tours currently operate during school holidays; these are general outdoor tours where students are not able to look inside residences at this time. Booking pages for tours tend to be published around two weeks before holidays begin. ANU also has several virtual tours online; you can find further information about in-person and virtual campus tours.

Accommodation Option Year 12 Students Moving to Melbourne to Study

Brunswick St College (BSC) is a small residential college focused on helping rural and regional students settle and find their community. For the past 22 years, BSC has been providing affordable accommodation opportunities and a tight knit community. With five separate houses in Fitzroy, Fitzroy North and Collingwood, we offer accommodation in private rooms in shared houses. Students meet every weeknight for dinner together and have access to mentoring, tutoring and a range of activities which includes dine-out nights, themed dinners, music and movie nights. For more information, please visit their website or contact Tracy directly by email or phone at 0493 271 251.

The University of Sydney Term 4 Webinar Series

Find out more about their webinars in the fields of Architecture, Design and Planning; Arts and Social Sciences; Economics; Engineering; Law; and Science.

Study in the UK Webinar – Crimson Education

What goes into a successful application and how can you impress admission officers? What does a successful Harvard application actually look like? Applying to top US and UK universities is no easy feat, with universities like Harvard and Yale reporting record-low acceptance rates in 2022. With academic results, standardised test scores, extracurricular activities and personal essays all playing an important role in any competitive application, students must work extra hard throughout high school to stand out from the crowd. Join Crimson on their free webinar to see real-world examples of successful applications from students who received offers to Yale, Oxford, UPenn and beyond.

Find Out More About Monash University

Learn more about Science as a Pathway to Medicine.

Learn more about Art, Design and Architecture at Monash.

UCAT Preparation Courses

Date: Sunday 18 December 2022

Learn more about this live, online, interactive opportunity for Year 10 and 11 students.

Immerse Education Academic Insights Project

The Immerse Academic Insights summer program provides ambitious high school students from around the world an unrivalled experience, studying undergraduate-level subjects at The University of Sydney. Students will benefit from expert teaching, blended with admissions sessions and essential skill development.

Immerse Education tutors from the world-leading universities of Oxford and Cambridge will support students in forming a strong foundational knowledge, understanding and skillset within their field of interest.